Ticket dispenser

ABSTRACT

The invention is a ticket dispensing device comprising a rectangular box with a pair of rotatable dials mounted thereon, means in response to said dial to feed the selected number of tickets out the forward end of said device, and out of the confines of the box and to sever the ticket from the ticket roll, a handle for carrying said box from place to place, a cash compartment within said box for making change for the purchase of said tickets, said box having a pivotally mounted panel adjacent said dials for providing access to said cash compartment.

United States Patent lnventor Vern K. Mason 2542 Clover Drive, Grand Forks, N. Dak. 5820] Appl. No. 741,046 Filed June 28, 1968 Patented Jan. 5, 1971 TICKET DISPENSER 6 Claims, 18 Drawing Figs.

U.S. Cl 225/103, 83/242, 8.3/650: 225/38 Int. Cl B261 3/02, B65h 17/04 Field of Search 225/93, 103, 106, 38; 83/242, 243, 650

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1955 Hanson l 83/242X 2,747,868 5/1956 Hempel 83/243X 2,781,840 2/1957 Hanson 83/243 FOREIGN PATENTS 855,512 l2/l96l Great Britain; 83/243 Primary ExaminerJames M. Meister AttorneyRobert E. Kleve ABSTRACT: The invention is a ticket dispensing device comprising a rectangular box with a pair of rotatable dials mounted thereon, means in response to said dial to feed the selected number of tickets out the forward end of said device, and out of the confines of the box and to sever the ticket from the ticket roll, a handle for carrying said box from place to place, a cash compartment within said box for making change for the purchase of said tickets, said box having a pivotally mounted panel adjacent said dials for providing access to said cash compartment.

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SHEET 2 BF 4 INVENTOR awn ATTORNEY PATENTEB JAN 5197! SHEET 3 BF 4 INVENTOR Vern K. Mason ATTORNEY PATENTEU JAN 5 I97! saw n 0F 4 INVENTOR Wm K. Mosan ATTORNEY TICKET DISPENSER This application relates to ticket dispensing apparatus, more particularly the invention relates to ticket dispensing in connection with the admission to and sale of tickets to activities of various types.

It is an object of the invention to provide a novel ticket dispenser which is portable and which can be easily and rapidly operated for dispensing tickets.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel ticket dispensing apparatus which enables the operator to dial a selected number of tickets, and which automatically tears off or severs the selected number oftickets from the main roll.-

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel ticket dispensing device which has and enables the operator to dial a selected number of tickets and which has a cash box compartment and which can be easily carried from place to lace. p It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel ticket dispensing device which can be easily operated and which can be manufactured with a minimum cost and expense.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds and when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the portable ticket dispensing invention.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the portable ticket dispensing invention.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway end view of theticket dispensing invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top plan view of the ticket dial dispensing and ticket severing mechanism of one of the rolls of tickets for the invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mechanism for the dial to rotate the drum taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the dial dispensing and ticket severing mechanism taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the ticket severing mechanism similar to FIG. 6 showing the mechanism in to position prior to severing the ticket.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side elevational view of the ticket severing mechanism showing the mechanism in its unsevered and severed position.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the ticket severing mechanism taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the ticket severing mechanism.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the dial and drum mechanism taken along line 11-11'of FIG. 2.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the modified form of the invention.

FIG. 13 is a fragmentary side view of the dial drum and dial of the modified form of the invention.

FIG. 14 is a fragmentary top view of the dial of the modified form of the invention.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the drum selector button and mechanism taken along line 15-15 of FIG. 14.

FIG. 15A is a perspective view of the drum actuation flange.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the drum selector button taken along line 16-16 of FIG. 14.

FIG. 17 is a fragmentary top plan view of the dial and finger stop with'the dial rotated until the recess Number 4 has 7 reached alignment with the finger stop.

Briefly stated, the invention comprises a ticket dispensing device having a rectangular box with a plurality of dials rotatably mounted along one face of the box, means within said box for rotatably supporting a pair of ticket rolls with one roll serving one dial and the other roll serving the other dial, a ticket dispensing mechanism including a rotatable cylinder beneath each dial for feeding a selectednumber of tickets in response to the rotation of said dial, spring means returning said dials to their original position after dialing, means automatically severing said selected number of tickets from said ticket roll said dispensing mechanism feeding and projecting tickets out of the confines of said box prior to severing said tickets, means holding said tickets after severing so that the severed tickets will not fall free of the box after severing. said severed tickets in said holding means at least being relatively freely releasable to the grasp of the operator to enable the purchaser of the tickets to easily remove-the severed tickets from the device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the first form of the portable ticket dispensing invention 20 is illustrated in FIGS. l-ll inclusive.

FIRST FORM OF THE TICKET DISPENSING INVENTION The first form of the portable ticket dispensing invention has a rectangular box 21 with a pair of dials 22 and 23 rotatably mounted on the top surface 24. The top surface 24 has a pivotally mounted panel 25 which-is pivotally mounted by hinges 26 at the forward upper corner 27 to the front wall 28 of the box so that the panel may pivot upward in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from FIG. I.

Each of the dials 22 and 23 have five cylindrical recesses 28 for receiving the end of the index finger of the operator for dialing. The cylindrical recess 28 is numbered l5, inclusive on the face of each dial as illustrated in FIG. 2. A finger stop 29 is mounted to the top surface 24 adjacent each dial. The finger stop 29 is L-shaped with one leg 29' fixed to the top surface 24, and the leg 29" extending over the 'topface of each dial. The finger stop 29 has a cylindrical cutout to receive and stop the index finger when dialing.

A handle 30 is fixed to the back panel 30 of the box 21 for carrying the ticket dispensing device. The box 20 also has a second pivotally mounted top panel 31, which is pivotally mounted by a pair of hinges 32 to the slanted forward edge 33 of the front wall 28 of the box. The second panel may pivot open in a counterclockwise direction, only after the first panel 25 has been pivoted opened, since the. second panel 31 has a stepped down flange portion 34 along its side edge adjacent the first panel whichis received under and over hanging edge 25 of the first panel so that when the first panel is closed as shown in FIG. 1, it holds the second panel in a closed position as shown in FIG. 1. Beneath the second panel 31, is a second box 31' for additional storage of change and dollar bills and the like.

Within the box 21 are two reels of tickets 35 and 26, the reel 35 being rotatably mounted to the cylindrical post 37, and the other reel 36 being rotatably mounted to the cylindrical post 37 The dialing, dispensing, and severing mechanism of the ticket dispensing invention of dial 22 and ticket reel 35 operates as follows:

The tickets from ticket reel 35 travel past a roller 38, about rotatably mounted triangular blocks 39 and 40. The triangular blocks 39 and 40 are pivotally mounted to pins 39 and 40. The blocks 39 and 40 each have equal sides and with each side equal to the length of one ticket 35'-, so that as the tickets 35' are fed about the triangular blocks 39 and 40, the tickets are folded along their perforation line 41 to make the tickets more easy to sever from one another whenth'ey reach the severing mechanism. After the tickets pass the triangular blocks 39 and 40, they pass around a rotatable roller 42 and about a rotatable roller 43 and they are then fed'between the cylindrical driven drum 44 and a cylindrical guide wall 51, entering at the forward end of the arcuate guide wall 51.

The cylindrical drum 44 is rotatably mounted to shaft 48 coaxially beneath the dial 22. The drum 44 has a six upper pins 45 which are equal spaced about the circumference of the drum 44 and which projects radially outward from the cylindrical sides 44' of the drum. The upper notches 47 in the tickets at the perforation lines between the tickets, receive the pins 45 so as to maintain the tickets in positive constant relation to the drum as these tickets are fedabout the drum. The drum 44 has a second set of six lower'pins 45' in radial alignment with the upper pins 45 and which support the tickets in the bottom notches 46 while the pins 45 align the tickets in the top notches 47. The cylindrical drum is free to rotate on the shaft 48 and the shaft 48 is fixed to the base plate or base panel 49 of the box 21. The drum 44 has a third set of six vertical pins 45" which are equal spaced about the drum 44.

The dial 22 is rotatably mounted to the shaft 48. A pin 49 depends vertically from the underside of the dial 22 which pin is attached to the dial. The pin 49 is pivotally mounted to the dial 22 so as to engage the vertical pin 45" which is located at position 70 and thereby drive the drum 44 when the dial is rotated in clockwise direction for dialing when viewed from FIGS. 2 and 4. The pin 49 will ride over the pins 45" when the dial 22 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from FIGS. 2 and 4 and thus will not rotate the drum 44 when the dial is returning to its original position after dialing. A coil spring 50 has its outer end fixed to the pin 50' and its inner end fixed to the shaft 48 whereby when the dial 22 is rotated in a clockwise direction this winds the coil spring so that when the index finger is removed, from one of the recess of the dial, the coil spring will urge the dial back in the counterclockwise direction to its original position when viewed from FIGS. 2 and 4. The pin 50' being fixed to the underside of the dial 22.

The cylindrical guide wall 51 extends around the back of the drum 44 with a straight strip 51 extending towards the front of the box guiding the tickets around the back wall of the drum 44 as the drum 44 rotates. The straight strip 51' has a mating straight strip 52 which is mounted parallel to the first strip 51. The strip 51; and 52 are mounted together to form a guideway for the tickets and may be made of clear plastic so that the tickets traveling between the portions 51 and 52 may be readily viewed. The straight strip 52 has a channel 53 along its length, for receiving and guiding the tickets along the length of strip 51 and 52. The forward end 55 of the strip 52 extends forwardly beyond the forward end 51" of strip 51 and a bolt 53 passes through the forward end 53 of strip 51 and pivotally supports an upright severing plate 54.

The upright severing plate 54 is made of clear plastic so that the ticket therein may be readily viewed. The forward end 55 of the strip member 52 also has a channel 53 for receiving and guiding the tickets therethrough and the severing plate 54 also has a mating plate 56 fixed to the side of the plate 54, with a channel 56' for further guiding of the tickets along the severing plate 54. The severing plate 54 is positioned flush with the forward end of the strip member 55 to keep the tickets in channel 53 and flush with plate 56 to keep the tickets in channel 56' as they travel along.

The severing plate is pivotally mounted at its upper end to the forward end 58 of rod 58 at pivot point 59, whereby when rod 58 is slid rectilinearly from left to right as viewed from FIG. 6, it will pivot the plate 54 rearward from its position shown in FIG. 6 to its position shown in FIG. 7. A coil spring 60 is mounted coaxially over the center portion 58" of the rod 58 with its rearward end 60' abutting a flange 61 which flange 61 is fixed to the bore 49 and has a bore 61' for slidably receiving the center portion 58" of the rod. The forward end 60" abutting a flange 62 fixed to the rod 58 and the spring 60 thereby urges the rod 58 forward and thereby urges and maintains the severing plate in its position shown in FIG. 7. The dial 22 has a pin 63 fixed thereto which engages the rearward lateral leg portion 64 of the rod 58 when the dial 22 returns to its original position shown in solid lines in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6. The coil spring 50, for urging the dial 22 back to its original position, is a sufficient stronger spring than spring 60 to override spring 60 and hold the rod 58 and the severing plate 54 in its position shown in solid lines in FIG. 6.

OPERATION Assume for purposes of illustration, the operator wishes to dispense four tickets from reel 35. The dial 22 will be in its original position shown in solid lines in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6. The rod 58 and severing plate 54 will also be in their position shown in solid lines in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6.

The operator will place his index finger in the recess numbered 4 of the dial and begin rotating the dial 22 clockwise when viewed from FIGS. 2, and 4. After the dial 22 has traveled a relatively short distance, the pivotally mountedpin 49 of dial 22 which is pivotally mounted to the underside-of the dial and which is limited from pivoting counterclockwise when viewed from FIG. 5 from its vertical position, when the dial is rotated clockwise, will engage, after the short distance of travel, the pin 45" at location 70 and cause the drum 44 to rotate with the dial 22 thereby feeding'the tickets around the drum 44 and between the arcuate wall and the drum. However, the pin 49 has a short distance of free travel before 'engaging the pin 45" at location 70 which enables the pin 63 to release the arm 58 of the severing mechai-iism'so that the rod 58 may slide from right to left from its position shown in solid lines in FIG. 6 to allow the upright plate 54 to pivot back to its vertical position shown in solid lines in FIG. 7 before any tickets are fed by the rotation of drum 44,-so that the four tickets to be dispensed may freely travel through the channel along the severing plate 54.

After the dial 22 has moved the relatively short distance of free travel, allowing the severing plate to move to its position shown in FIG. 7, the pin 49 will engage the pin 45" at location 70 and will cause the drum 44 to rotatewith the dial 22, hereby feeding tickets around with the drum 44 and between the arcuate wall of the drum and out the severing plate 54. The operator will continue rotating the dial 22 clockwise until the recess No. 4 aligns with the finger stop 29 as shown in phantom lines in FIG. 4 and designated by numerals 161, so that the outer cylindrical edge of the recess No. 4 is in alignment with the cylindrical edge of the cylindrical cutout of finger stop 29.

When the dial 22 reaches its position shown in phantom lines in FIG. 4, the operator will remove his finger from recess No. 4 and the spring 50 will cause the dial 22 to rotate coun-. terclockwise back to its original position shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. The pivotally mounted pin 49 as the dial 22 rotates back counterclockwise under the urging of spring biasing of spring 50, will ride over the pins 45" and thus will not move or rotate the drum 44.

At the completion ofthe dialing clockwise, 3 ofthe 4 tickets will have passed through the channel 56' with the rearward end of the fourth ticket positioned in the channelas shown in FIG. 7 and designated as the numeral 35". As the dial rotates counterclockwise back to its original position, the pin 63 shortly before the dial 22 reaches its original position it will engage the lateral end 64 of rod 58 and move it from its position shown in phantom lines to its position shown in solid lines in FIG. 6, thereby pivoting the severing plate from its position shown in FIG. 7 to its position shown in FIG. 6, causing the fourth ticket 35" to be torn from bottom to top along its per forated rearward edge 65 and thereby separate the rearward most ticket from the rest of the reel of tickets 35. The 4 tickets will project out the forward end of the plate 54 and out the forward slanting side 33 of the box 21 with the rearward most ticket 35" resting in the channel 56' of the member 56 of the severing plate as shown in FIG. 6. The operator may grasp the forward end of the ticket 35" of any one of the 4 tickets and remove them from the severing plate. Since the upright plate 54 holds the rearward most ticket in the slot 56', only under light friction, thus enabling the rearward most ticket to easily be removed from the plate 54.

The operator may dial, dispense, and sever any number of tickets up to five by simply placing his index finger in the corresponding numbered recess and dial clockwise until the numbered recess aligns with the finger stop as shown in FIG. 4, which feeds the selected number of tickets out of the severing plate 54. After the numbered recesshas reached the finger stop, the operator will remove his finger from the dial allowing the dial 22 to rotate back counterclockwise under the urging of the spring 50 to its original position with the pin 63 engaging the lateral end 64 of the sliding rod 58 just before the dial reaches its original position causing the upright plate 54 to pivot rearwardly and severing the selected tickets or ticket from the rest of the reel.

Dial 23 has an identical dialing, dispensing, and severing mechanism to dial 22 including its rotating drum 44", coil spring 50' and other components so that dial 23 operates in an identical manner as dial 22 for selecting, dispensing, and severing a desired number of tickets from the reel 36.

Thus it will be seen that a novel ticket dispensing device has been provided which may be easily placed on a card table in its position as shown in FIG. 1 and the operator may sit behind the device adjacent the rear wall having a handle 31 thereon and dial a selected number of tickets and feed then out the front wall being slightly tapered to facilitate easier inspection by the operator of the tickets being dispensed while the operator remains positioned at the rear, or handle end of the device. The panel 25 will have a conventional lock not shown to lock the panel in its closed position as shown in the solid lines, and within the device and beneath the panel 25 is a cash compartment for changing money while the operator is selling and dispensing tickets.

MODIFIED FORM OF THE INVENTION The modified form of the invention is :shown in FIGS. 12- I6, inclusive. In the modified form of the ticket dispenser a dual stack of drums 88 and 89 are provided mounted in coaxial relation to one another for feeding a dual stack of tickets one above the other, about the drums 88 and 89 and out the channels 94 and 95 and into the channels 96 and 97 of the severing plate 98 for severing. The dialing, dispensing, and severing operation is substantially the same as in the first form of the invention except that the'operator may selectively choose between the upper and lower drums 88 and 89 for dialing, dispensing, and severing, thereby selecting between an upper and lower stack of tickets. The drums 88 and 89 are rotatably mounted on shaft 90, and shaft 90 is fixed to the base 91 ofthe device. The drums 88 and 89 rotate independently ofone another on the fixed shaft 90'. The tickets are fed around the rollers 91 and 91' in between the rearward edge of the arcuate plates 92 and 93 and the drums 88 and 89 will travel about the arcuate plates 92 and 93 when the drums 88 and 89 are rotated and into the elongated plates 94 and 95 and travel along the elongated upper and lower channels 96 and 97 in the elongated plate 95 until they reach the severing plate 98. The severing plate 98 has upper and lower channels 98 and 98" for receiving the tickets traveling from channels 96 and 97.

The dial 100 has a spring 101 with its inner end fixed to post 90 and its outer end fixed to pin 102 which pin 102 is fixed to dial 100 to provide a spring return for dial 100 in the same manner as in the first form ofthe invention.

The elongated rod 99 is pulled rearwardly toward the dial 100 by the dial 100 returning to its original position, after dialing by the pin 103 fixed to the dial IOOengaging the lateral end 99' of the rod 99 and pulling the rod 99 rearward, thus pivots the severing plate 98 upward clockwise about pivot point 104 when viewed from FIG. 13 which causes the tickets either in the upper or lower channel 98' or 98" to sever from bottom to top at their perforation lines-indicated by numerals 105 and 106, in the same manner as described in the first form ofthe invention.

The rod 99 has a spring return 104 for moving the rod 99 forward to its position shown in solid lines in FIG. 13 for receiving the tickets to be dispensed by the further rotation of the dial, in the same manner as in the first form of the invention. The severed tickets will project out of the forward edge 107 of the severing plate and may be removed by hand by the operator.

The operator in the normal operation can alternatively dial tickets from either the upper or lower drums which receive their tickets from an upper and lower reels of tickets 108 and 109 (shown in phantom lines). The dialing and dispensing operation is substantially the same as in the first form of the invention, except that to select whether to dial from the upper or lower drum 88 and 89, the operator will press the selector button 110 down on its upper end 111 to its position shown in dotted lines in FIGS. and 16 to dial tickets from the lower drum 89 and he will press the button 110 down on its lower end 112 to its position shown in solid lines in FIGS. 15 and 16 to dial tickets from the upper drum 88, and will dial the selected number of tickets from dial 100. The pressing of the button 110 down on its upper end, 111 causes the plate 113 to slide down to its position shown in dotted lines in FIGS. 15 and 16 so that its flange 114 engages the lug 115 at position 116 on the lower drum 89 which drum has six lugs 115 spaced equally about the drum, whereby when the dial 100 is rotated clockwise by the operator inserting his finger in one of the four recesses 116 in the dial 100, it will cause the lower drum 89 to rotate and feed tickets about the lower arcuate plate 93 and enter the lower channel 97, and into the lower channel 98" of the severing plate whereby when the dial 22 is released, the dial will spring back while the drum 89 remains stationary, and engage the rod 99 and sever the selected tickets in the lower channel 98" of the severing plate from the rest of the reel so that they may be removed. Similarly when the operator presses the button 110 at its opposite end 111 downward this raises the rod 113 and button 110 to their positions shown in solid lines in FIGS. 15 and 16 causing the flange 114 to engage lug 115" on the upper drum which lug is at position 116 and which upper drum 88 has six lugs 115' spaced equally about the circumference'of the drum 88. The engagement of flange 114 will cause the dial to rotate the upper drum 88 and feed the tickets about the upper drum and'out the upper channel into the upper channel of the severing plate.

When the dial is released, the spring returns to its original position while the drum 88 remains stationary, the engaging of the pin 103 against the rod 99 will sever the tickets in the upper channel of the severing plate from the rest of the tickets in the upper reel so that they may be removed. The plate H3 is pivotally mounted at its upper end to button at pivot point 111, which is an elongated slot and pin connection to allow the button and plate to slidably adjust relative to one another as the button and plate 113 are moved up and down.

Assuming for purposes of illustration, the operator wishes to dispense and sever 4 tickets, he will first press down either the one end 112 or the other end 111 of the selector button 110 to select either the upper or lower drum for the dialing, dispensing and severing operation. He will then place his index finger in the recess No.4 and rotate the dial clockwise.

As the dial 100 begins its clockwise rotation, its pin 103 releases the rod 99 allowing the severing plate 98 to move to its position shown in solid lines in FIG. 12 for receiving the tickets in the same manner as in the first form ofthe invention.

Flange 114 being pivotally mounted to the end of plate 113 and plate 113 is slidably mounted on dial 100 to move in response to selector button 110, after the dial has rotated 21 short distance, the flange 114 will engage either the upper or lower lug or 115, depending upon thesetting of the selector button 110, which lugs are located at position 116 and will rotate either the upper or the lower drum 88 and 89 and feed out the selected tickets out the severing plate 98. When the recess No. 4 reaches axial alignment the finger stop 117, as illustrated in FIG. 17, all 4 tickets will have been fed out of the severing plate 98 with the rear end 105and 106 of the last of the 4 tickets 118 located in the severing plate as shown in FIG. 13, and their operator will remove his finger from the recess No. 4 and allow the dial 100 to rotate counterclockwise back to its original position as shown in solid lines in FIGS. 13 and 14. As the dial 100 rotates counterclockwise back and as it approaches its original position, its pin 103 will engage the rod 99 and pushes the rod 99 rearward pivoting the severing plate up and severing the selected number of tickets from the rest of either the upper or lower reel, depending on which drum was being operated. I

The flange 114 is pivotally mounted so as to ride over the lugs 115 and 115' when the dial 100 rotates counterclockwise so that the drums 88 and 89 remain stationary during the counterclockwise movement of the dial 100. The flange 114 has a coil spring 119 with one end 119"mounted to the flange and one end 119" mounted to the plate 113 to return the flange to its position shown in FIGS. 15, 16 and 17. The flange 114 pivots only one way about pin 120, so that and when the dial rotates clockwise the flange will not pivot but will engage either the lugs 115 or 115 and rotate either the drum 88 or 89 with the dial in a clockwise direction.

The tickets are guided in channels 96 and 97 in the one strip member 95 similar to the first form of the invention, and plate member 120 is fixed to severing plate 98 and pivots therewith and has upper and lower channels 98 and 98" for receiving the tickets in a manner similar to the first form of the invention. Also the leading edges 112 of the plate 98 and plate 120 are tapered to facilitate the entry of the tickets into the channels in a manner similar to the first form of the invention.

In both the first form of the invention and the modified forms of the invention, the drums 44, 88 and 89 will be pivoted with a slight frictional drag so that they will not rotate unlessdriven by the dial and will remain in one way when not being driven.

Also, the triangular rollers 39 and 40 and the rollers 38, 42 and 43 may be dispensed with and the tickets fed directly from the supply reel into the end of the arcuate wall and around with the drum and out the channels to the severing plate in both forms of the invention, as the triangular rollers are used to prebend only the heavier thickness tickets at their perforation lines.

The six equally spaced and vertically projecting pins or lugs 121 as well as lugs 115' on the upper drum 88 align the tickets with the drum, as the tickets pass around with the drum between the arcuate all 93 and the drum. Similarly the six equally spaced pins or lugs 122 as well as lugs 115 and vertically aligned act to align the tickets on the lower drum 89 as they travel around with the drum.

It is also contemplated to vary the amount of tension as the spring returns for the dials in both forms of the invention.

Also in the first form of the invention the cash compartment 25', beneath the panel 25, may be removable if desired.

Also in the second form of the invention, the dial will dispense and sever any desired number of tickets up to four, with the rearward end of the last ticket to be dispensed in each dialing, resting in the severing plate in the same manner as i the first form of the invention.

lt.wil1 be apparent that various changes and departures may be made to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and accordingly it is not intended that the invention be limited to that specifically described in the specification or illustrated in the drawing but only as set forth in the appended claims wherein.

lclaim:

1. A ticket dispensing device comprising a rotatable dial, said dial having a plurality of spaced recesses for dialing a selected number of tickets, a rotatable drum mounted beneath said dial and adapted to be rotated by said dial when dialing and to receive tickets from a reel, arcuate guide means to guide said tickets about said drum as said drum is rotated. channel means for receiving said tickets after traveling about said drum, pivotally mounted channel means for receiving and at least partially severing the selected number of tickets from t the reel, spring means for returning said dial to its original position after dialing, and means on said dial to actuate said severing means after dialing. p

2. A ticket dispensing device comprising a dial, a rotary mounted drum beneath said dial for feeding a selected number of tickets from a ticket roll in response to said dial, said dialhaving spring return means for return'ingfsaid dial to its original position after dialing, channel means for receiving said tickets fed from said roll, separation means. for creating a separation in portions of the roll of tickets between the selected tickets and the rest of the ticket roll, said dial having means actuating said separation means, said separation means comprising receiving said tickets from whereby upon actuation of said separation means by said dial, said plate will move away from said first-mentioned channel means for said creation of said separation in said portions of said roll of tickets.

3. A ticket dispensing device comprising a dial, rotatably mounted drum means beneath said dial for feeding a selected number of tickets from a ticket reel in response to Silidgdllll, said dial having spring return means for returning said dial to its original position after dialing, channelmeans for receiving said tickets fed from said reel, separation means for creating a separation in portions of said reel of tickets between the selected number of tickets and the rest of the ticket-reel, said dial having means actuating said separation means, said separation means comprising a movable plate whereby upon actuation of said separation means said plate will move relative to said channel means for said creation of said separation in said portions of said ticket reel.

4. A ticket dispenser-device according to claim 3'wherein said drum means has projecting portions cooperatively engag ing said tickets to maintain said tickets in alignment while being fed by said drum and to feed said tickets around said drum.

5. A ticket dispenser device according to claim 3 wherein said device has means folding said reel of tickets laterally between each ticket for easier separation of said tickets.

6. A ticket dispenser device comprising a dial, a rotatable drum beneath said dial for feeding a selected number of tickets from a ticket.roll in response to said dial, a second rotatable drum mounted coaxially with said first-mentioned drum for feeding a selected number of tickets from a second ticket roll in response to said dial, severing means for automatically at least partially severing a selected number of tickets from either of said ticket rolls with selector means to alternately operate said dial to select and feed and at least par.- tially sever tickets from either drum.

a movably mounted plate with channel means for said first-mentioned channel means 

1. A ticket dispensing device comprising a rotatable dial, said dial having a plurality of spaced recesses for dialing a selected number of tickets, a rotatable drum mounted beneath said dial and adapted to be rotated by said dial when dialing and to receive tickets from a reel, arcuate guide means to guide said tickets about said drum as said drum is rotated, channel means for receiving said tickets after traveling about said drum, pivotally mounted channel means for receiving and at least partially severing the selected number of tickets from the reel, spring means for returning said dial to its original position after dialing, and means on said dial to actuate said severing means after dialing.
 2. A ticket dispensing device comprising a dial, a rotary mounted drum beneath said dial for feeding a selected number of tickets from a ticket roll in response to said dial, said dial having spring return means for returning said dial to its original position after dialing, channel means for receiving said tickets fed from said roll, separation means for creating a separation in portions of the roll of tickets between the selected tickets and the rest of the ticket roll, said dial having means actuating said separation means, said separation means comprising a movably mounted plate with channel means for receiving said tickets from said first-mentioned channel means whereby upon actuation of said separation means by said dial, said plate will move away from said first-mentioned channel means for said creation of said separation in said portions of said roll of tickets.
 3. A ticket dispensing device comprising a dial, rotatably mounted drum means beneath said dial for feeding a selected number of tickets from a ticket reel in response to said dial, said dial having spring return means for returning said dial to its original position after dialing, channel means for receiving said tickets fed from said reel, separation means for creating a separation in portions of said reel of tickets between the selected number of tickets and the rest of the ticket reel, said dial having means actuating said separation means, said separation means comprising a movable plate whereby upon actuation of said separation means said plate will move relative to said channel means for said creation of said separation in said portions of said ticket reel.
 4. A ticket dispenser device according to claim 3 wherein said drum means has projecting portions cooperatively engaging said tickets to maintain said tickets in alignment while being fed by saiD drum and to feed said tickets around said drum.
 5. A ticket dispenser device according to claim 3 wherein said device has means folding said reel of tickets laterally between each ticket for easier separation of said tickets.
 6. A ticket dispenser device comprising a dial, a rotatable drum beneath said dial for feeding a selected number of tickets from a ticket roll in response to said dial, a second rotatable drum mounted coaxially with said first-mentioned drum for feeding a selected number of tickets from a second ticket roll in response to said dial, severing means for automatically at least partially severing a selected number of tickets from either of said ticket rolls with selector means to alternately operate said dial to select and feed and at least partially sever tickets from either drum. 